My coworker is trying to adopt a baby and she got a call from her social worker placing her with a baby that has just been born, the baby is still at the hospital and is a...
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premature baby. Is that how things work nowadays?
posted February 26th, 2016 at 9:44am in
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- as opposed to? 2-26-2016 9:44am
- I don't know, I thought you had to wait a lot to get a baby because of the bio parents. especially a newborn baby 2-26-2016 9:45am
- What you are describing is a foster placement. Not a direct line to adoption unless the relationship was already in place with the birth mom 2-26-2016 9:47am
- I agree that this is what it sounds like though I guess it's possible mom hadn't picked an adoptive family and just did right now... 2-26-2016 9:49am
- i dont think so. she was shocked 2-26-2016 9:49am
- No, that's to foster. Which may lead to adoption. 2-26-2016 9:45am
- pretty much, yes. 2-26-2016 9:45am +2 likes
- Untrue. Unless she was already matched to the family. 2-26-2016 9:46am
- I guess it dpeends on the scenario. I know my SIL got a call a baby was available, she had to fly to Florida nad pick him up. 2-26-2016 9:47am
- Yes, but usually you can be there for the birth 2-26-2016 9:45am
- this isn't a private adoption 2-26-2016 9:46am
- You didn't tell us that 2-26-2016 9:47am
- interesting. My aunt was on a waitlist for 7 yrs and one day got a call a baby was ready for her. a newborn baby. The worker came and...(more) 2-26-2016 9:46am
delivered her to my aunt in the street in front of her house. My aunt didn't even have a diaper or bottle in the house!
- ^^this was in the 80s 2-26-2016 9:46am
- Wow, how premature? Is she interested? 2-26-2016 9:46am
- a month early. yes 2-26-2016 9:48am
- Thankfully a month isn't super early. Congrats to her! 2-26-2016 9:49am
- Yes, catholic charities does it that way. 2-26-2016 9:48am
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